Lawsuit asks court to stop Montana Legislative Services from …
Oct 30, 2024 · Documents related to drafting bills can’t be kept secret from the public, and a new policy that creates a barrier to the information interferes with the “right to know” protected in the Montana Constitution, a new lawsuit alleges.
Montana settles with conservation groups that sued to shorten …
Nov 21, 2024 · Two conservation groups agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission this week after it adopted wolf and coyote trapping season regulations they said will protect threatened grizzly bears in Montana.. The groups reached a settlement with the state of Montana on Thursday days before the case was set to go to trial.
Montana lawmakers told property taxes could rise again if …
Nov 18, 2024 · Montana lawmakers will head into the 2025 legislative session in a similar position they were in two years ago and will have to decide whether, and how, to reduce property tax assessment rates to keep property taxes from rising for many Montana homeowners – something they failed to do during the 2023 session.
Dillon man sentenced to 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6 U.S ...
A Dillon man was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for his role in breaching the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, following his conviction on one felony and four misdemeanor counts earlier this year.. Henry Phillip “Hank” Muntzer, 55, will have to serve a year of supervised release and pay $2,000 in restitution in addition to …
Flathead Warming Center argues it should be operating, isn't ...
Oct 25, 2024 · How can the Flathead Warming Shelter even know if it is supposed to be open? That was one question federal Judge Dana Christensen asked to a lawyer representing the City of Kalispell in a hearing Friday in U.S. District Court of Montana in Missoula over whether the shelter can continue to operate this winter.
Daines calls for scrutiny of new facial recognition technology at …
Nov 22, 2024 · New facial recognition technology recently unrolled at five Montana airports needs more vetting to ensure privacy for passengers, efficacy in decreasing wait times, and benefits in increasing security, said a letter this week signed by Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines.
Montana FWP Director Dustin Temple to retire at end of the year
Nov 15, 2024 · Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Dustin Temple will retire at the end of this year, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday. Gianforte appointed Temple to be director in June 2023 following the retirement of longtime FWP Director Hank Worsech, who had been on medical leave for months prior to his departure.. Temple had served as Worsech’s deputy director prior to his appointment, and ...
Ahead of election, legislative Democrats outline top priorities for ...
Oct 16, 2024 · Democrats in the Montana Legislature plan to focus on findings ways, likely still as a minority party in both the House and Senate, to make the state’s tax structure more friendly to middle- and lower-income people, to reduce property taxes for the same group, and to ensure Medicaid expansion is extended during next year’s session, two …
Poll: High satisfaction with the Montana’s Supreme Court
Nov 13, 2024 · While Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has called the state’s top court “ludicrous,” and the incoming Montana Speaker of the House Brandon Ler, R-Savage, was elected, in part, by vowing to strike back against the “radical overreach” of the Montana judiciary, most of the people who use the courts have a decidedly different opinion.
Three ballot measures cross signature threshold to be included in ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Three ballot initiatives, two that could change the way candidates are selected in primary elections, as well as one to enshrine reproductive rights in the Montana Constitution, crossed an initial threshold, signaling that all three measures will likely be before voters in the 2024 general election in November.